Police have released video and photos as they search for several suspects who burglarized at least 15 businesses across Gurnee during the overnight hours on Wednesday morning.
The Gurnee Police Department said they are actively investigating a series of burglaries that occurred during the early morning hours on Wednesday.
Officers were dispatched to a business in the 400 block of Riverside Drive just before 4 a.m. after multiple burglar alarms were triggered, according to Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor.
Officers arrived and found the front windows of several businesses had been shattered.
“As the investigation unfolded, it became clear that this was a coordinated effort affecting multiple locations,” Gaylor said.
15 businesses across Gurnee were identified as having been burglarized during the spree.
Several of those businesses were located in the Pembrook Corners shopping complex in the 5200 block of Grand Avenue, which is across the street from Six Flags Great America.
Some of the incidents were not discovered until employees arrived later in the morning.
Gaylor said cash registers were stolen from some stores but other stores reported no obvious missing items.
The total amount of cash stolen remains under investigation.
Gaylor said a preliminary investigation suggests the involvement of multiple suspects.
Surveillance footage captured several suspects wearing masks and gloves breaking the front windows of the businesses.
All suspects had left the area before officers arrived at the scenes.
In one video, the suspects could be seen forcing entry through the glass door to Pembrook Cleaners and then one of the suspects was seen running to the cash register and stealing cash.
“The Gurnee Police Department is diligently working to identify those involved,” Gaylor said. No suspects are in custody.
Anyone with information related to the burglaries is urged to call the Gurnee Police Department at 847-599-7000 or Lake County Crime Stoppers at 847-662-2222.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Lake County Crime Stoppers website.